MINOT, N.D. – Coming into Sunday's final two games, the Minot State University baseball team hoped to salvage a split with the Augustana Vikings but the Beavers came up empty handed as Augie took the final two games from Minot State at Corbett Field in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference action.

"We've got to get to the point where we can play Augustana or St. Cloud—whatever it is, mindset—and not be beat before we step on the field," Minot State head coach Brock Weppler said. "We've got to be able to compete with those teams. We've shown we can compete with the others, we've got to be able to do it here too if we think we're one of those teams."

The Beavers fell in game one 6-5 and fell in game two 15-4.

Despite being credited with the loss in game one, Austin Bernston (Jr., P/OF, Minot, N.D.) did well for the Beavers on the mound. Berntson went seven strong innings for the Beavers striking out 10, but fell victim to the long ball four times which ultimately turned the tables in favor of the Vikings.

Augustana took the lead in the top of the third on a two-run home run but Minot State came right back as Jordan Schulz (So., OF, Strasbourg, Saskatchewan) knocked a double down the right field line with the bases loaded giving the Beavers a 3-2 lead.

Schulz was at it again in the fifth inning as he singled up the middle driving in Nicholas Hammerl (Sr., SS/2B, West Peoria, Ill.) to give the Beavers a 5-3 lead but a pair of home runs from Bryce Berg and Alex Beals in the top of the sixth put the Vikings ahead for good in game one.

The Beavers got off to a slow start in game two, but the same can't be said for the Vikings. MSU did not record its first hit of the game until the bottom of the fourth when Paul Vogelsang (So., C, Regina, Saskatchewan) drove a home run to left field, but the game was already out of reach at that point. Augustana scored two runs in both the second and third innings and tacked on seven more in the top of the fourth as they broke out an early 11-0 lead.

After Augustana added four more runs in the next four innings, Kyle Williamson (Fr., OF, Aurora, Ore.) gave the Beavers their final two runs of the game as he drilled a home run to left field and drove in Austin Zorn (Sr., P/INF, Bismarck, N.D.) who recorded a single earlier in the eighth inning.

With the losses, Minot State falls to 8-9 overall and 5-11 in the Northern Sun. The Vikings improve to 19-12 overall and 10-6 in the conference.

Minot State will travel to Bemidji State for an important midweek series on April 15. The first game is set to begin at 1:30 p.m.